Prologue

The Dream of an Amphitheater

The colony of Nemausus, in the 90s CE, under the reign of the emperor Domitian. This June 23, all the colony is celebrating the birthday of another emperor, his father Vespasian. A large crowd is gathered in the Augusteum, a sanctuary for the imperial cult. Here are two magistrates of the city, celebrating this special day in their own way.